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West Chester

(Encyclopedia) West Chester, borough (1990 pop. 18,041), seat of Chester co., SE Pa., W of Philadelphia; inc. 1799. Primarily residential, West Chester was long the trade and processing center for an…

Conkling, Roscoe

(Encyclopedia) Conkling, Roscoe, 1829–88, American politician, b. Albany, N.Y. On his admission to the bar in 1850, he was immediately appointed district attorney of Albany. The son of Alfred…

Stern, Robert A. M.

(Encyclopedia) Stern, Robert A. M. (Robert Arthur Morton Stern), 1939–, American architect, b. New York City. He studied architecture at Yale Univ., became a practicing architect in the mid-1960s,…

Elisha Hunt ALLEN, Congress, ME (1804-1883)

ALLEN, Elisha Hunt, (son of Samuel Clesson Allen), a Representative from Maine; born in New Salem, Mass., January 28, 1804; attended New Salem Academy, and was graduated from Williams College…

John Wesley STONE, Congress, MI (1838-1922)

STONE, John Wesley, a Representative from Michigan; born in Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, July 18, 1838; attended the public schools and Spencer (Ohio) Academy; moved to Allegan County, Mich…

Arthur LIVERMORE, Congress, NH (1766-1853)

LIVERMORE, Arthur, (son of Samuel Livermore and brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., July 29, 1766; received…

Edwin Denison MORGAN, Congress, NY (1811-1883)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1869Party: RepublicanMORGAN, Edwin Denison, (cousin of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley), a Senator from New York; born in Washington, Mass., February 8, 1811; moved with…

Chester F. Carlson

Born: 1906Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. Electrophotography—Carlson invented xerographic dry-copy printing basing his process on electrostatics as opposed to chemical or photographic processes. (1981)…

Waley, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Waley, Arthur, 1889–1966, English orientalist, b. London as Arthur David Schloss, educated at Cambridge. He was and still is considered one of the world's great Asian scholars. His…

Jacob A. AMBLER, Congress, OH (1829-1906)

AMBLER, Jacob A., a Representative from Ohio; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 18, 1829; attended the local schools of Allegheny City and also received private instruction; moved to Salem,…